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Posted: 8/2/2015 4:28:37 PM EDT
I just bought six USGI mags at the range I go to for the princely sum of $30. I have a bunch of anti-tilt followers and some Rustolium that matches the normal grey closely. I'm like a pig in shit
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Posted: 8/2/2015 4:35:13 PM EDT
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Diamonds in the rough.
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Posted: 8/2/2015 4:49:28 PM EDT
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Diamonds in the rough. Yup and I've yet to have a GI mag with a magpul follower fail. Unless it gets crushed. But at $5 each, I'll just throw a crushed one away. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 4:58:27 PM EDT
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I'm not buying anymore, must have over 125 GI mags at last count.
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Posted: 8/2/2015 5:00:04 PM EDT
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I'm only at 35. I'll stop around 100. I'd like to get a few Lancers too but not when I can buy three USGIs for one.
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Posted: 8/2/2015 5:33:44 PM EDT
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I'm only at 35. I'll stop around 100. I'd like to get a few Lancers too but not when I can buy three USGIs for one. Like a disease. I have no idea what I wanted so many for. I have yet to use one that did not work. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 5:38:08 PM EDT
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I remember, we got the mag ban and I went nuts online before it went into effect. 10 here, 20 there.
Damn, I already had about 30 mags before I started. Still today seeing 30 rd GIs pop up for 6-10 bucks, even in CO. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 5:45:27 PM EDT
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I remember, we got the mag ban and I went nuts online before it went into effect. 10 here, 20 there. Damn, I already had about 30 mags before I started. Still today seeing 30 rd GIs pop up for 6-10 bucks, even in CO. I own some PMAGs, they are good too, but I don't see anything super special that makes them worth twice the money. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 5:56:14 PM EDT
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Was nice when brand new DH black teflon mags could be bought for 7 bucks a piece.
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Posted: 8/2/2015 5:58:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Was nice when brand new DH black teflon mags could be bought for 7 bucks a piece. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 7:01:57 PM EDT
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Was nice when brand new DH black teflon mags could be bought for 7 bucks a piece. Link 
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Posted: 8/2/2015 7:13:42 PM EDT
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Yup and I've yet to have a GI mag with a magpul follower fail. Unless it gets crushed. But at $5 each, I'll just throw a crushed one away. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Diamonds in the rough. Yup and I've yet to have a GI mag with a magpul follower fail. Unless it gets crushed. But at $5 each, I'll just throw a crushed one away. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 7:22:59 PM EDT
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Was nice when brand new DH black teflon mags could be bought for 7 bucks a piece. Link $7.99 at Palmetto State Armory. Two weeks ago they were $6.99 each on one of their "daily deals" emails. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 7:40:57 PM EDT
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Please post the magazine deals in the Red Highlighted thread tacked above
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Posted: 8/2/2015 7:46:21 PM EDT
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I still by gi mags when I see them, but I've been trying to build my stash of pmag 40s now, it's the new standard imo.
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Posted: 8/2/2015 8:11:54 PM EDT
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I still by gi mags when I see them, but I've been trying to build my stash of pmag 40s now, it's the new standard imo. I have four of them and an older CMMG 40 with the metal follower. The CMMG mag is very cool but heavier than hell. It sits in an ammo can. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 8:35:44 PM EDT
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i try to buy new gun parts, including magazines, whenever possible, with a few exceptions
i buy mags online anyway |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 8:39:29 PM EDT
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I own some PMAGs, they are good too, but I don't see anything super special that makes them worth twice the money. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I remember, we got the mag ban and I went nuts online before it went into effect. 10 here, 20 there. Damn, I already had about 30 mags before I started. Still today seeing 30 rd GIs pop up for 6-10 bucks, even in CO. I own some PMAGs, they are good too, but I don't see anything super special that makes them worth twice the money. Me either, but, according the reputation you can drive over a Pmag and it will still function. USGI metal mag ... nope. I stocked up on mags recently. AR15 30 round mags are cheaper, by half, than they were a decade ago. IMHO, anyone that does not have 100 USGI mags, NIW, sitting in the corner of the garage is making a mistake. This glut of mags is going to cause some manufacturers to go under. Others will find more profitable items to produce instead of mags. This won;t last forever. TRG |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 8:55:06 PM EDT
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Magpul and Center Industries are going to do fine.
Everyone else? Meh, we'll see. Times are definitely tough for mag mfgs right now. I have PLENTY of NHMTGs and Centers, and over a case of Pmags as well. 
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Posted: 8/2/2015 9:13:33 PM EDT
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$7.99 at Palmetto State Armory. Two weeks ago they were $6.99 each on one of their "daily deals" emails. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Was nice when brand new DH black teflon mags could be bought for 7 bucks a piece. Link $7.99 at Palmetto State Armory. Two weeks ago they were $6.99 each on one of their "daily deals" emails. I picked up 200 of them last November for $5.99 each. Great deal. I have been picking up lightly used USGI mags locally for $4 each. I got Almost 50 used Colts Off of Armslist for $2 each. This is the Golden Age of low mag prices. Buy Em Cheap and stack them deep. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 9:31:58 PM EDT
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PSA just had DH magazines on sale for $6 or $7 each. Don't know if they're still on sale, or if they still have any left.
Nope, just checked. Now $8 each. They were $7 each last week, or week before. |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 10:52:49 PM EDT
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Quoted:With all the cheap PMAGS, is anyone else buying beat up USGIs cheap Nope; buying brand-new ones cheap.  Genuine NHMTG for only $9-something on closeout including magpul followers:
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Posted: 8/2/2015 11:14:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nope; buying brand-new ones cheap. Genuine NHMTG for only $9-something on closeout including magpul followers:http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f360/quake316/LE2/IMG_29561_zps1snugnxj.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted:With all the cheap PMAGS, is anyone else buying beat up USGIs cheap Nope; buying brand-new ones cheap. Genuine NHMTG for only $9-something on closeout including magpul followers:http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f360/quake316/LE2/IMG_29561_zps1snugnxj.jpg you need to post a pic in this thread  |
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Posted: 8/2/2015 11:40:34 PM EDT
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I've gotten some that won't fit into a mag well, so I'm not sure it's always worth it when for an extra dollar you can get new D&H or a Pmag for 2 bucks more.
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Posted: 8/3/2015 10:31:55 AM EDT
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you need to post a pic in this thread
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_17/516918_So_Who_Are_The_Real_Mag_Whores_In_Here_.html&page=28 Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Quoted:With all the cheap PMAGS, is anyone else buying beat up USGIs cheap Nope; buying brand-new ones cheap. Genuine NHMTG for only $9-something on closeout including magpul followers:
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f360/quake316/LE2/IMG_29561_zps1snugnxj.jpg you need to post a pic in this thread
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_17/516918_So_Who_Are_The_Real_Mag_Whores_In_Here_.html&page=28 Never thought of myself as qualifying for true "mag whore" status; I'm honored... Now, "mag slut" or "mag floozy" perhaps... 
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Posted: 8/3/2015 11:20:44 AM EDT
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I just bought ten Okay Ind. mags with green followers for $40.
Cheap USGI mags are everywhere right now. Short of a complete ban, they might as well be a nest egg for the next panic. |
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Posted: 8/3/2015 11:28:52 AM EDT
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I'm a buyer at $3 to $4 used.
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Posted: 8/3/2015 12:10:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I just bought ten Okay Ind. mags with green followers for $40. Cheap USGI mags are everywhere right now. Short of a complete ban, they might as well be a nest egg for the next panic. |
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Posted: 8/3/2015 3:20:46 PM EDT
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I just bought ten Okay Ind. mags with green followers for $40. Cheap USGI mags are everywhere right now. Short of a complete ban, they might as well be a nest egg for the next panic. Local page. They are out there. |
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Posted: 8/3/2015 3:47:02 PM EDT
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You guys are killing me. I have more mags than I can ever use....And now I'm looking for more.
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Posted: 8/3/2015 4:08:42 PM EDT
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I bought a bundle of five GI 30's at the fun show for $25, including 3 Colts. I know the Colts are no better than other good GI mags, but some folks will still pay a premium for them.
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Posted: 8/3/2015 7:17:23 PM EDT
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I love used GI mags, buy them whenever I can and replace the followers.
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Posted: 8/3/2015 9:17:14 PM EDT
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I'm a fan of the old aluminum 20 rounders. Don't see them very often or cheap though.
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Posted: 8/3/2015 9:32:58 PM EDT
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During the Ban I was buying used thirties for $20 (1990s dollars). I put green followers and new springs in them. When the Ban expired in '04, I sold those mags to people in states with state bans. $20 shipped I charged. I could turn around and buy almost three brand new Okay thirties with that $20.
So everybody was a winner: shooters in ban states got rebuilt state-legal mags, I expanded my stash vastly. |
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Posted: 8/3/2015 9:59:03 PM EDT
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I think the ban soured me on used mags.
I don't buy used mags at all. Hell I give away perfectly good mags and buy new ones just to have newer mags. |
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Posted: 8/3/2015 11:29:31 PM EDT
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I think the ban soured me on used mags. I don't buy used mags at all. Hell I give away perfectly good mags and buy new ones just to have newer mags. Help a disabled guy out, I'll take as many as you want to send me! :) |
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Posted: 8/11/2015 12:03:46 AM EDT
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I couldn't stand two metal mags rubbing together, let alone a hundred of them. I have no problem buying Pmags. Especially when the deals from DSG.
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Posted: 8/11/2015 7:06:01 AM EDT
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I couldn't stand two metal mags rubbing together, let alone a hundred of them... The sound they'd make rubbing together, worries about wear on the finish, or what specifically? |
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Posted: 8/12/2015 9:22:23 AM EDT
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Local gun and pawn shops around my area put out beat up GI mags priced $15 to $20! I'm not sure who's dumb enough to buy them, but I assume someone is.
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Posted: 8/12/2015 10:35:47 AM EDT
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I just bought 40 used USGI mags for 40 bucks. Some definately loved some like new. I've been buying a shit ton of em.
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Posted: 8/12/2015 10:54:36 PM EDT
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I just bought 40 used USGI mags for 40 bucks. Some definately loved some like new. I've been buying a shit ton of em. If I could find this deal, I'd buy 1,000. The problem is that I don't have any decent pawn shops or gun stores located within a reasonable distance. This limits me to online deals, and I have not seen used GI mags being sold for $3-5/per. For that reason alone, I generally buy P-Mags as they tend to go on sale the most. |
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Posted: 8/17/2015 11:30:37 PM EDT
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With the election coming up, buy as many mags an lower recievers as you can!
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Posted: 8/18/2015 5:58:40 AM EDT
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I picked up 200 of them last November for $5.99 each. Great deal. I have been picking up lightly used USGI mags locally for $4 each. I got Almost 50 used Colts Off of Armslist for $2 each. This is the Golden Age of low mag prices. Buy Em Cheap and stack them deep. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Was nice when brand new DH black teflon mags could be bought for 7 bucks a piece. Link $7.99 at Palmetto State Armory. Two weeks ago they were $6.99 each on one of their "daily deals" emails. I picked up 200 of them last November for $5.99 each. Great deal. I have been picking up lightly used USGI mags locally for $4 each. I got Almost 50 used Colts Off of Armslist for $2 each. This is the Golden Age of low mag prices. Buy Em Cheap and stack them deep. I bought a bunch when they were on sale at this price. I should of bought more and now i'm kicking myself. |
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Posted: 8/22/2015 9:34:49 AM EDT
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I like the OKay magazines
I have some that look pretty beat up but work just fine PMags are cool also but 6 dollars shipped seems to make the USGI work like new  |
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Posted: 8/23/2015 2:33:29 AM EDT
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This thread has reminded me that there aren't any good deals on USGI mags in the EE, as a matter of fact, haven't been for awhile.
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Posted: 8/23/2015 8:49:10 AM EDT
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Sorry, 5 bucks a piece for mags that need new followers and paint is way over priced IMO
I paid $7.00 for new G2 Pmags and 12/$100.00 for Pmag G3 so would not pay more than $2ea for GI mags but hey, we all see things different |
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Posted: 8/25/2015 2:49:57 AM EDT
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Sorry, 5 bucks a piece for mags that need new followers and paint is way over priced IMO I paid $7.00 for new G2 Pmags and 12/$100.00 for Pmag G3 so would not pay more than $2ea for GI mags but hey, we all see things different Care to share where this is at? |
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Posted: 8/25/2015 5:25:49 AM EDT
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I'm only at 35. I'll stop around 100. I'd like to get a few Lancers too but not when I can buy three USGIs for one, |
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Posted: 8/29/2015 7:32:32 PM EDT
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I used to see and buy these years ago for $3-$4 but I just don't see them around these days,I've been buying new Brownells/Centers for $6-$7 and new D&H mags instead.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 12:23:39 AM EDT
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USGI $5-6... PMAG $7-8... Buyers market. Simple solution, stock up on both.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 12:28:38 AM EDT
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Me either, but, according the reputation you can drive over a Pmag and it will still function. USGI metal mag ... nope. I stocked up on mags recently. AR15 30 round mags are cheaper, by half, than they were a decade ago. IMHO, anyone that does not have 100 USGI mags, NIW, sitting in the corner of the garage is making a mistake. This glut of mags is going to cause some manufacturers to go under. Others will find more profitable items to produce instead of mags. This won;t last forever. TRG I don't believe any of the reputable manufacturers will be going out of business due to low magazine prices. D&H for example, magazines are a small fraction of their business. They are a large stamping and fabrication outfit. I agree 100% with the idea that people should be filling their closets with them at $7 a pop. |
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